Google Preps Pixel Photo Shuffle in Android 17 QPR1 Beta, Adding 4 Refresh Options
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Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 29
Google Preps Pixel Photo Shuffle in Android 17 QPR1 Beta, Adding 4 Refresh Options
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jun 29
Summary
Android 17 QPR1 beta code shows a hidden “Photo shuffle” option for Pixel phones that would auto-refresh wallpapers from a user-created album rather than only Google-curated collections.
4 refresh intervals appear in the software—hourly, daily, sunrise/sunset and “on tap”—though the feature is not enabled by default and currently requires manual switches behind the scenes.
Google’s description mentions albums of “favorite people & pets,” but screenshots also show landscapes and plants, leaving unclear whether the tool will work with any images or only certain subjects.
Pixel phones have offered wallpaper shuffling for years, but only across Google-built Collections; this update would close a long-standing gap with Samsung Galaxy, Oppo and iPhone devices.